STRATEGY, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT - 1

This course is a core educational activity of the Master's Degree Programme in International Management. The aim of the course is to provide the preliminary knowledge that is deemed necessary for dealing with the strategic and organisational phenomena related to the introduction and diffusion of innovations in companies, with a focus on technological innovation.
The course provides students with an overview of the most recent phenomena in the field of innovation and technology, the main theories useful for the comprehension of such phenomena, as well as a set of practical and conceptual tools for their management and valorisation within the entrepreneurial organisational environment. In this course, students learn the basics for analysing these phenomena and for their strategic management.
This is a 12 ECTS course and is provided on the first semester. This syllabus provides the information for the whole course.

By the end of the course, students will have acquired an advanced theoretical knowledge of innovation and technology management in various business processes (from production and supply chain management to communication, finance, and strategy formulation). In addition, through guided case studies, group activities, and assignments students will deal with (simplified) real-world cases with which they will have to test the knowledge acquired.

Students must have bachelor-level knowledge of management. Students who do not hold a Bachelor's degree in economic/managerial disciplines will not be admitted to the examination.

Basics of strategy, organization & environment
Case study on strategic analysis and strategic response to environmental threats
Principles of innovation management
Technological innovation
Case study on the analysis of technological innovation and related strategic response
Organisational innovation
Case study on the analysis of organisational innovation and related strategic response
Business Model Innovation
Case study on the analysis of business model innovation and related strategic response
Principles of technology management
Technology management and innovation in production and operations
Case study on technology management and innovation in productions and operations
Technology management and innovation in procurement & supply chain management
Case study on technology management and innovation in procurement & supply chain management
Technology management and innovation in communication
Case study on technology management and innovation in communication
Technology management and innovation in finance
Case study on technology management and innovation in finance

The teaching materials, including the course slides, will be made available during the course in electronic format on the Moodle platform

The exam will consist of an individual assignment to be delivered within 24 hours, starting from the official examination date and time. The assignment will require both case analysis and answering questions for which the search for data and information will be needed.
The examination is open book. The assignments are given through the Moodle platform and each student will have to deliver his/her assignment through the Moodle platform.
The general evaluation criteria are the following:
- completeness and precision, with respect to the topic assigned;
- rigorousness of terminology and, in general, professionalism;
- quality of the sources and accuracy of citations,
- degree of comprehension achieved by the student about the course topic, measured (for instance but not only) through the capability of students to propose their own examples or own way of explaining concepts and theories.
- correct application of the tools and concepts explained in the course;
Further specific evaluation criteria will depend on the assignment.
Please note: the tasks assigned will be very specific and circumscribed. The answers to the questions should be equally precise and specific.
Generic and off-topic talk, as well as unsourced data and information, will result in penalties. Plagiarism and the use of AI tool-generated text will result in penalties or failure, and possible further sanctions. If you don't know what plagiarism is, check: https://content.compilatio.net/documents/brochure/EN_GENERAL_Compilatio_Essential_rules_for_avoiding_plagiarism_2016.pdf.Students who attend regularly will have the possibility to solve class assignments and/or homework that will be randomly given during the course and that will provide bonus points for the exam.

Lectures, class discussion, laboratories and case-study development, possibly in cooperation with third parties.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Climate change and energy" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development